Drone Delivery Canada and Volatus Aerospace Corp. Announce Transformative Merger of Equals Creating Global Leader in Drone Technology and Services

50/50 merger of equals, creating a global diversified drone technology and services leader. Combined company will be called "Volatus Aerospace Corp.", leveraging the Volatus global name and brand, while maintaining Drone Delivery Canada's name and brand for cargo operations. Shared management team led by Glen Lynch (CEO of Volatus) and Steve Magirias (CEO of Drone... Continue reading

Stratom developing first-of-its-kind remote-operated, lightweight, airworthy cargo loader for USSOCOM

The lightweight material-handling vehicle will occupy one 463L pallet position and rapidly deploy to load, unload and transport C-130 aircraft cargo in austere environments BOULDER, Colo. — (May 21, 2024) — Stratom today announced its participation in a Small Business Innovation Research Phase I project with the United States Special Operations Command and SOFWERX to... Continue reading

Embention incorporates EN9100 aeronautical quality standards into the drone and airtaxi sector

With the increasing use of drones in critical missions ranging from delivery of goods and flights over populated areas to passenger transport with air taxis, the need to ensure the quality and safety of these systems is becoming increasingly urgent. The aerospace standard EN9100 provides a specific framework for quality management in the aerospace industry,... Continue reading

Echodyne EchoFlight Radar Integrated Into American Aerospace Technologies Inc.’s Newly FAA-Approved BVLOS Unmanned Aircraft

Echodyne MESA® radar technology integral to first-of-its-kind FAA Approval of AATI's AiRanger for BVLOS flight   Kirkland, WA, -- May 15, 2024 -- Echodyne, the radar platform company, is pleased to announce its EchoFlight radar is integrated into the American Aerospace Technologies, Inc. (AATI) AiRanger aircraft, which obtained a waiver from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)... Continue reading

Clifford Cruz, Skyway | Dawn of Autonomy | Episode 20

This week we continue "Safe and Secure Skies" Month on the Dawn of Autonomy, sponsored by Airspace Link with special guests Tom Frooninckx, Executive Vice President at TruWeather Solutions alongside partner Clifford Cruz, CEO of Skyway. Tom has been Head of the School of Aviation and Transportation Technology at Purdue University as well as a... Continue reading

XPONENTIAL 2024 Concludes with 10% Surge in Attendance

XPONENTIAL 2024, hosted at the San Diego Convention Center from April 22 to 25, continued its legacy as the premier technology event for autonomy, drones, and robotics across sectors and operational domains. Organized by the Association for Uncrewed Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI) and Messe Düsseldorf North America (MDNA), this year's gathering provided a dynamic platform for... Continue reading

RED CAT LAUNCHES ROBOTICS AND AUTONOMOUS SYSTEMS CONSORTIUM TO BRIDGE CRITICAL UAS TECHNOLOGY GAPS FOR WARFIGHTERS

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico, May 07, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Red Cat Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq: RCAT) (“Red Cat”), a drone technology company integrating robotic hardware and software for military, government, and commercial operations, today announced the formation of the Red Cat Futures Initiative (RFI). RFI is an independent, industry-wide consortium of robotics and autonomous systems (RAS)... Continue reading

Elsight Enhances the Indago 4 Uncrewed Aerial System with Robust and Beyond Visual Line-of-Sight (BVLOS) Communications

After integration with Elsight Halo, the Indago 4 completed its first BVLOS (beyond visual line-of-sight) flight with enhanced capabilities for wider situational awareness Or Yehuda, Israel — May 7, 2024 During a strategic collaboration exercise, Elsight’s Halo connectivity platform was rapidly integrated with Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) Indago 4 Uncrewed Aerial System (UAS) to complete... Continue reading

Special Stream: Sean Guerre, InnovateEnergy | Dawn of Autonomy

This week, we close out an incredible month dedicated to ‘Education’ on the Dawn of Autonomy podcast, sponsored by USI with an episode featuring Sean Guerre, Managing Director of the Energy Drone and Robotics Coalition (EDRC) and Managing Director for the InnovateEnergy communities and Energy Innovators Council. Sean has a demonstrated history of building communities... Continue reading

UVify Sets New Guinness World Record With 5,293 IFO Drones in Spectacular Aerial Display

UVify, the leader in swarm drone innovation, has achieved a new Guinness World Record for the most unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) airborne simultaneously.  INCHEON, South Korea, May 3, 2024 (Newswire.com) - UVify, the leader in swarm drone innovation, has achieved a new Guinness World Record for the most unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) airborne simultaneously. This... Continue reading